Family Therapy - Durham, NC - James McCracken, LCSW

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
Rebuilding Secure Parent-Adult Child & Adult Sibling Connections

Parent-child security is a strong protective factor against health and mental health problems throughout life, creating increased resiliency and stability in peer and romantic relationships. The evidence is clear: parents and children of all ages with secure attachment bonds experience better health, mental health, educational, and behavioral outcomes. While training parents on how to apply consequences and incentives in a loving way, how to communicate effectively, and how to problem-solve collaboratively are all important and effective approaches to family counseling, we know now that building more secure relationships between parents, parent-child dyads, and siblings is the foundation for all adaptive development. The specifics of conflicts found in family problems are important, but a relationship-first focus helps create the secure connection between parent and child, which is the basis for all development and recovery. Family counseling that is attachment-based and emotionally-focused can help strengthen family relationships necessary for children to develop into healthy adults, and adults to feel safer and more fulfilled.

*While I do not currently accept new families with young minor children, I enjoy treating family issues involving adult children including:

Substance & Alcohol Use Problems
Compulsions and Addictions (i.e. video game or internet addictions)
Depression and Anxiety
Trauma Histories (past abuse and neglect)
University/Career Adaptation and Performance Problems
Parent-Adult Child Estrangement
Unresolved Emotional Injuries
Independent Living/Life Skills Problems
Adult Sibling Relationship Difficulties

James is currently waitlisting new clients at this time. To connect to available employees under James's supervision at North Carolina Therapy Professionals or to join James's waitlist, please visit https://www.nctherapists.com/

Let's work together to help your relationships be what you deserve.

James McCracken is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Practitioner and Supervisor, and Certified Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) Practitioner and Supervisor-in-Training dedicated to improving the mental health and emotional well being of North Carolina residents. He provides couple therapy, marriage counseling, premarital counseling, sex therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT, EFCT, EFFT, EFIT), Discernment Counseling, divorce counseling, Conscious Uncoupling, co-parenting counseling, family therapy, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), individual psychotherapy, grief & loss counseling, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART). He also offers Clinical Social Work Supervision, EFT (EFCT & EFFT) supervision, AEDP Supervision, and integrative psychotherapy and relationship therapy consultation services through North Carolina Therapy Professionals, PLLC (Co-Founder, Managing Member and Clinical Director). Located in Durham, NC, his office is conveniently located to Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Hillsborough, Morrisville, Apex, and Cary for in-office visits, and is available online for all residents of and visitors to North Carolina (for therapy services) and globally (for supervision and consultation). If you would like to learn more about this practice directly, receive a free brief consult, or set up an appointment, please call
919-267-1661 or visit https://www.nctherapists.com/

We welcome and celebrate diversity in this practice and stand against oppression and social injustice including discrimination based on any aspect of identity including: national origin, religion, racism and white supremacy, patriarchy & sexism, ageism, gender conformism & transphobia, and heteronormativity & homophobia. We work with adolescent and adult clients from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds, and are allied and affirmative providers to LGBQ-TGNC+ persons, and are sex-positive, body-positive, and kink-friendly providers.
James A McCracken is listed at AllTherapist.com

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy​​Rebuilding Secure Parent-Adult Child & Adult Sibling Connections

Emotionally Focused Family Therapy
Rebuilding Secure Parent-Adult Child & Adult Sibling Connections